Vista - Microsoft trims MVP benefits, allows shareholders say on executives' pay.

**JMH** · 09-22-2009

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Instead of trying (and failing) to do full blog posts on the many different Microsoft news bits I’ve read recently, I decided to do a quick link list. Here are a few new items that might be of interest:
Microsoft is trimming some of the benefits it is offering to participants in its Most Valuable Professional (MVP) program, no doubt due to cost-cutting measures affecting the company overall. In a note to MVPs (posted on the ActiveWin.com site), Microsoft claims to be “expanding our investment in the MVP Award Program” with a new online MVP portal coming next year. But in the same note, officials acknowledge that they are cutting a number of the “less significant” benefits, as of October 1, including Company Store (MVP Bucks), E-Academy, E-Reference Library and MS Press Book Reviews. The worldwide MVP conference is not cancelled; it’s on for mid-February 2010 (but in Redmond/Bellevue, not in Seattle).

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Microsoft trims MVP benefits, allows shareholders say on executives' pay | All about Microsoft | ZDNet.com

**Ex_Brit** · 09-22-2009

To give an award and then take part of it away makes me feel like an Olympic Gold medallist disqualified because I took a banned substance.
The banned substance being the ability to shop at the Microsoft Company Store.

I suppose I should be greatful for the balance of the award and the award itself, but that's a first in my experience - handing someone something and then taking part of it away.

Effective October 1 MVP's wont be able to shop at the Company Store. Those who already have that ability have until November 30 to use it.

I hope I haven't broken any NDA by posting this.

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JMH Vista Ultimate 64-bit, SP2 2,069 posts	Microsoft trims MVP benefits, allows shareholders say on executives' pay. Quote: Instead of trying (and failing) to do full blog posts on the many different Microsoft news bits I’ve read recently, I decided to do a quick link list. Here are a few new items that might be of interest: Microsoft is trimming some of the benefits it is offering to participants in its Most Valuable Professional (MVP) program, no doubt due to cost-cutting measures affecting the company overall. In a note to MVPs (posted on the ActiveWin.com site), Microsoft claims to be “expanding our investment in the MVP Award Program” with a new online MVP portal coming next year. But in the same note, officials acknowledge that they are cutting a number of the “less significant” benefits, as of October 1, including Company Store (MVP Bucks), E-Academy, E-Reference Library and MS Press Book Reviews. The worldwide MVP conference is not cancelled; it’s on for mid-February 2010 (but in Redmond/Bellevue, not in Seattle). Source - Microsoft trims MVP benefits, allows shareholders say on executives' pay \| All about Microsoft \| ZDNet.com
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09-22-2009	#2 (permalink)
Ex_Brit Vista Ultimate SP2/Windows 7 Ultimate x64 524 posts	Re: Microsoft trims MVP benefits, allows shareholders say on executives' pay. To give an award and then take part of it away makes me feel like an Olympic Gold medallist disqualified because I took a banned substance. The banned substance being the ability to shop at the Microsoft Company Store. I suppose I should be greatful for the balance of the award and the award itself, but that's a first in my experience - handing someone something and then taking part of it away. Effective October 1 MVP's wont be able to shop at the Company Store. Those who already have that ability have until November 30 to use it. I hope I haven't broken any NDA by posting this.
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